Hey, bubble butt.
It's Hanaori.
If you turned into an animal, what would you wanna be?
A cat.
Got it.
Pain, pain, go away.
Huh?
Poof
Meow?
It worked.
Mraow?!
What's going on?
Heh heh
I've been developing this new spell.
A spell to transform my allies more safely.
Hiss!
So you experimented on me?
Hiss!
Well, I did get your consent first.
That didn't qualify as consent!
Hiss!
I'm a genius.
Use more of that "genius" on being considerate.
Hiss!
How are you feeling?
It's indescribable.
Hiss!
Talking to creatures shorter than me feels amazing.
Talk about a rotten personality.
So what's the duration on this spell?
Huh? The duration?
Roughly, uh...
Two and a half hours, I guess?
Dumb
Meow?
You jerk!
Growl!
Gosh.
I was planning to cast the spell to cancel it.
Oh well. It's fine.
It's not fine.
Dread
Episode 6
Pulp Fiction
Ah, it's a cat.
Swish!
Matsurika?
Swish!
Kitty.
Dread
She's totally shady.
Graaaah!
Don't run! Wait!
You're scary.
H-How about this?
M-Meow.
What are you doing?
Cat!
Cat.
I wanted to befriend a cat.
Well, it makes sense if there's a cat.
You understand how I feel?
Sure do.
A time like this calls for...
...a cat teaser.
Cat Teaser~
Come on. Come here, come here.
I'm not going to fall for...
Meow!
Slide!
Oh no! My feline instincts!
S-Stop, meow!
Cat and Teacher
I've ended up near Ryusei.
Hard at work, huh?
Wh-What? Has he figured it out?
Hawawawawa
A cat that doesn't run from me on sight?
It seems to have faint pink fur.
What a pretty cat.
An incredibly beautiful cat.
Of course I am.
Do you have a name? What should I call you?
Okay. Your name will be Avante Momoko.
Growl!
Your taste in names sucks, meow!
Growl!
Curse you!
Like it?
As if I would, meow!
Hiss!
You resemble a student of mine.
Meow?
She's a very brave, beautiful girl.
Wha? Saying that won't get you anywhere.
I haven't been able to reach her for a bit, so I'm worried.
I hope she hasn't gotten caught up in some kind of trouble.
You're right about the trouble.
I have a bad feeling. Guess I'll look around for a bit.
Prowling the school alone at night, huh?
What do I do if a ghost shows up?
Coward.
Oh, that reminds me. He said he was afraid of ghosts.
So much for him being the "king of the dead."
Heh heh heh
Sucks to be you.
Normally, you'd be in school at night with a beautiful girl,
and you could hold her hand or have her cling to you.
Snap
But today, there's no beautiful girl around to give you courage.
Snap
This cat's kind of scary.
EMF Reader!
Thermometer!
Spirit Box!
I'll use my ghost-detecting gear while I've got this opportunity.
He seems to be having fun. Wish I could join him in that.
This is the school for my precious students.
I need to keep it safe for them.
Can never be too careful.
Honestly.
You've started acting more like a teacher.
H-Holy wow. I'm in heaven.
Now I feel embarrassed about hopping up here.
Why is the school so creepy at night?
Meow.
Hmm? Why am I such a scaredy-cat?
I'm a little curious about that.
Back when I was a child,
my three bratty friends and I did a test of courage in a graveyard outside of town.
Well, nothing actually happened at the time,
but after we got home, Friend A got really sick.
Then, Friend B got sick as well.
And some time later, while I was asleep one night,
something appeared and strangled me.
It took the form of a ghostly-white woman.
Meow!
I called out, but by the time my parents raced in,
the white spirit had disappeared.
After that, the adults questioned Friend A,
and we learned he'd found a dried human finger in a grave
and taken it home with him.
That caused a big fuss among the adults,
and they summoned a priest from the town to conduct a major exorcism.
After that, both Friend A and Friend B got better,
and the white woman stopped showing up.
That was my first paranormal experience.
Chill
That was a pretty typical ghost story.
But I'll protect you.
My power is meant for conquering ghosts.
The former demon lord is stuck thinking small.
Let's take a little break.
Thanks for coming with me.
Hey! Don't just start touching me.
I still can't get through to Meteor on the phone.
My search spell's a bust, too.
But her bag and shoes are still here.
She hasn't wandered into a dimensional gate, has she?
Sigh
Honestly. You're such a worrywart.
I wonder where she's gone.
I'm...
Huh?
I'm, uh, right here.
Why?
Blush
An evil witch turned me into a cat.
Th-That must've been rough.
Awkward
Good morning.
Yeah. Morning.
Yahoo!
Morning, Meteor.
There was a cat in school yesterday.
R-Really?
Maybe it was lost?
Hey, did you know? Cats have eight nipples on their bellies.
Grin
So they're four times as sensitive.
I wouldn't know!
Why are you so mad?
Quiet Place
Hey, bubble butt.
Like I said, it's Hanaori.
Which do you like more: Snow White or the Little Mermaid?
Huh? Princesses?
The Little Mermaid.
Got it.
Pain, pain, go away.
Again?
Poof
It worked.
I learned a silence spell.
Flap
I'm a genius, aren't I?
Flap
You?
You're what?
Wave
Uh, a bird?
A pigeon?
Nnngh!
Ahahaha
A beam!
The answer is Pigeon Beam.
Dance? This is the famed Pigeon Dance?
Pshhh
The correct answer was the Hero Chop.
Flap
What's wrong? Are you hungry?
Here. I have some candy.
Huh? What?
Is there someone over there?
A snake?
A Snake Fist master has appeared?
Beam?
You defeated him with a Hero Beam?
I see, I see.
And you were that happy, huh?
Pshhh
The correct answer was the Hero Chop.
Sylph's Whisper.
Spirit magic?
Can you hear me?
Hey, you're kind of close.
I can't help it.
This spell lets me whisper to whoever I'm touching if I'm extremely close to them.
It takes a long time to recast, so don't let go of my hand, okay?
So? What the heck is going on?
That freckled witch got me again.
Are you her lab rat?
What should I do?
You should get her to cancel the spell.
I hit her and ran away.
Go apologize at once.
Oh?
Speak of the devil. It's Takigawa.
Seems there's a monster in the school.
Huh?
"A sexy Amazoness who's totally my type,"
is what she claims it is.
Like her?
Huh?
Shriek
Run away!
Run!
Looks like it reacts to sound.
My heart's beating so loud. Why's it racing like this?
Fear, probably.
It's moved on, I think?
Oh, hey, did you ever see that zombie show?
That type also responded to sound.
Is it really necessary to discuss that now?
Running zombies are the absolute worst invention.
If those showed up, it'd be the end of humanity for sure.
Although, back in our world, a priest could clear out a whole horde of them.
Turn Undead was indeed convenient.
Priests were just too amazing.
They were a necessity in parties.
Ryusei, which do you like more: priests or heroes?
What are you even talking about?
Hey, are you listening?
Huh?
You're blushing?
Is your heart racing because of me?
Or is it because...
of the mon-ster?
Stupid hero.
Getting back on track, the heroine in that show was beautiful.
You're continuing that topic?
She seemed harsh at first, but she was really kind and sensitive.
A bit like Matsurika, right?
Huh?
You don't think so? Okay, then.
She was similar to someone.
I think she sounds similar to you.
Oh, crap.
Sorry for the wait.
Nice timing.
Yup.
Gloom
That was awful.
A real disaster.
But...
It was kind of fun, too.
Huh? This is...
Narukami-sensei,
I'll be waiting on the roof
this afternoon at five.
A love letter?
Misunderstanding and Another World
Um, did you write this letter?
Narukami-sensei.
Class 2-3's Asahina Eriko-kun?
Sensei, I have a favor to ask.
Ba-dump
Sensei.
Please die.
Dumb
Huh?
I sense powerful dark magic in you.
You must be behind the dimensional rifts.
Wait. You have it all wrong.
You know about those dimensional rifts?
And my power?
Asahina Eriko.
What are you?
What I am doesn't matter.
Because I'll defeat you.
Transform.
A magical girl?
Evil mage, prepare yourself!
I-I'm telling you, you're wrong.
Magical Fire!
Ryusei, are you all right?
Thanks for the save.
You stopped my magic with a sword?
Huh? A beautiful girl?
Did you get a new woman?
You're wrong.
It's you, isn't it? The girl rumored to be dating a male teacher.
People say you're an outrage to public decency.
They're wrong.
Why are you defending that man?
Huh? Good point.
You're being deceived by that evil man.
Well, I will admit he's evil, but...
Back me up a little better, yeah?
No way.
That man has made you his ho, hasn't he?
Uwaaaah!
Hell no!
Uwaaaah!
You're morally repugnant!
It's not like that!
Fine. We'll go with that for now.
Ack, kill me!
It's not fine. Clear up the misunderstanding.
Menacing
Curse you, succubus.
I'm sorry, but I'll defeat you quickly.
Huh? What did you just call me?
A succubus?
Glare
I'm not a succubus!
I'm obviously a magical girl.
Glare
Graah!
There are no magical girls that sultry!
There's one here!
You're a magical girl, too, aren't you?
Nope.
Huh?
I'm a hero who got reincarnated into this world.
I haven't been "made a ho,"
and I'm not a magical girl, either.
I'm not the mastermind behind the dimensional rifts, either.
I'm not a succubus, either.
So it's all been a misunderstanding.
What's the actual truth here?
Okay, let's start with introductions.
I'm a former demon lord who got reincarnated into this world,
and while I have been helping to investigate the dimensional rifts,
I'm fundamentally hands-off when it comes to this world's issues.
A former demon lord?
So that's why I sensed dark magic in you, Sensei.
I'm a hero.
I followed this demon lord after learning he was reincarnated.
I'm keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't do anything evil.
Oh, so that's what's going on here.
I'm sorry for disrupting your fun school life.
It's not like that.
I'm sorry for misunderstanding and attacking you earlier.
I'm Magical Girl Asahi.
I come from another dimension.
A world known as Earth 13.
Another dimension?
That's right.
Multiple parallel worlds exist in this universe.
I'm a different version of the Asahina Eriko from this world,
and I wandered into this world after being swallowed by a dimensional tear.
So we're in a multiverse, huh?
And the dimensional tears are connected to parallel worlds?
It seems that way.
This world is currently very unstable due to several dimensional rifts opening.
So the reason we're seeing more monsters
is because the dimensional rifts are spreading and increasing?
Be careful. There's still something else behind this incident.
Oh, yeah, Hanaori-san.
You said you weren't a magical girl, but I sense the power of spirits in you?
Hero
That's because I'm a hero, so I have the protection of light spirits.
A "hero"?
Seems like it's not clicking.
It's a pretty important class.
Beam
Hey, hey. Do you think I could become a magical girl, too?
If you have the protection of spirits, then I don't see why not.
Would I end up in the same outfit?
Probably.
Spacing out.
Hey! This skirt is too short!
Blush
Don't look at me!
No!
Don't imagine it!
Blush
Jerks! Perverts!
Bam!
So a multiverse, huh?
I guess that means our world of swords and sorcery was one of those worlds?
Think there's a world where I'm a magical girl?
You gave me that horny look again! Don't look at me!
Blush
I'm not!
Scary.
Scary
Don't mind me. Continue to enjoy your own little world.
Rom-com space.
Slide
It's not like that!
Magical Girl of the Multiverse
Let me explain.
Magical Girl Asahi (self-proclaimed) is a magical girl from another dimension.
Stuff happened and she fell into a dimensional rift,
bringing her to this world.
So Magical Girl Asahi is living proof of the multiverse.
Magical Girl Eri-tan, move out.
Don't call me Eri-tan.
Dirty things are not okay.
I felt something was off when I awoke after falling into that rift.
Only one moon?
My school only has humans?
Kanto's crab omelet with rice uses sweet-and-sour sauce?
That's when I realized.
I'm in another dimension.
I-I'm curious about that crab omelet.
But what do you mean it "only" had humans?
My school had lizardfolk, mecha, poisonous mushroom aliens, and more.
Wh-What a unique school.
Still, it's impressive you stayed calm despite your new situation.
A lot has happened in my world,
so study of the multiverse is quite advanced there.
That's why I was able to adapt so quickly.
Hey, hey, what kind of other dimensions are there?
Dumb
Hmm
Well, for example...
There's a world where genders are swapped.
Asahina-kun
Hmph
Cat Asahina-san
A world of animals.
Meow
Meow!
Asahina Robo
And a world of mecha.
Clank
Clank.
You're lying.
It's true!
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I'm Dorothy from Oz.
My power is clairvoyance.
And next week, Hanaori Meteor will cause major trouble for you.
Be careful.
That's every week. We don't need clairvoyance to know that.
Oh, I see.
Episode 7: Seven
Every single week.
Illustration: Nene Hieda